Rick BakerinBlackbirdWhat I’m now looking for in Australian and New Zealand SaaSI’m falling in love with SaaS all over again. What we’re looking for in SaaS companies after investing in Canva, SafetyCulture, Culture…6 min read·Jul 21, 2020--1--1
Rick BakerinBlackbirdThe Third WaveWe are pleased to continue our mission at Blackbird with a fresh $261 million of capital to supercharge Australia’s most ambitious…4 min read·Apr 2, 2018--1--1
Rick BakerinBlackbirdBlackbird is Hiring a Head of Operations and a Financial ControllerAs we grow our funds and portfolio at Blackbird, we’re building out our operations team. So we’re looking for two great people to join us…1 min read·Nov 1, 2017----
Rick BakerinBlackbirdMissions in high definition and vivid colourNiki and I went round to the Canva office the other day for an update. Melanie started by restating her mission to democratise design and…2 min read·Jun 21, 2017--3--3
Rick BakerinBlackbirdHow much to be big not small?Earlier this week I wrote that the Australian venture capital industry is still undersized. Australian venture capital funds have raised…3 min read·Mar 10, 2017----
Rick BakerinBlackbirdWe’re small not bigWe believe the Australian venture capital industry at the beginning of 2017 is undersized not oversized. The amount of dry powder — capital…5 min read·Mar 5, 2017--3--3
Rick BakerinBlackbirdBlackbird Mission and ValuesIt’s four and a half years since we embarked on the Blackbird Ventures journey. We’re proud of what the Blackbird logo has come to stand…4 min read·Oct 30, 2016--3--3
Rick BakerinBlackbirdLessons from saying no to 1,983 startupsAt Blackbird we’ve now seen 2,012 startups since we started in September 2012.2 min read·Sep 12, 2016--5--5
Rick BakerConfusing Ends and MeansA few days ago Jon wrote a post titled “Dear Australian VC Firms & Startups. We have a problem.” In one section he suggested that…3 min read·Feb 9, 2016--5--5